Clarion Project, BY ELLIOT FRIEDLAND, January 25, 2015 Official - TopicsExpress



          

Clarion Project, BY ELLIOT FRIEDLAND, January 25, 2015 Official flags at government buildings in the United Kingdom have been lowered to half-mast as per a request put out by the office of the Queen as a sign of respect for the late King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah. This display, along with the long line of world leaders flocking to Saudi Arabia to pay their respects has seen a backlash as commentators, politicians and ordinary people have pointed out Saudi Arabia’s dismal human rights record. A formal request to lower the flags was put out by officials in the office of the Queen. Officials from the government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport sent out the request to other government departments and told reporters that the request had come from the Queen’s palace. It was described as “a matter of protocol.”
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:50:01 +0000

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